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Place Yezo al. Hokkaido, Japan

1. Add MS 49978

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 49978
Title:
LETTERS, ETC., TO SIR RICHARD OWEN, K.C.B., Superintendent of the natural history collections at the British Museum; 1856-1859, n.d. Supplements Add. MSS. 33348, 39954. Followed (ff. 27-30) by a letter of Col. Frederick Brine, R.E., 29 July 1864, enclosing:- (a) Plans and sections of Hakodate and Kamida forts under construction on the island of Yezo al. Hokkaido, Japan. Signed by F. Brine; 22 Oct. 1863. Scale bar 2 in. to 400 ft. [1:2400]. North at top. Coloured inks and wash. An inset map...
Scope & Content:
Sir Richard Owen, KCB; naturalist: Letters, etc., to,: 1856-1864. includes: f. 1 Thomas Wormald, FRCS; of St Bartholomew's Hospital: Letter to Sir R. Owen,: 1856.ff. 1-3 Bartholomew Frere, Minister to Spain: Correspondence with Lord Wellesley: 1809-1810: Copies and abstracts.f. 2 Peter L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Or 13285

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13285
Title:
Ezo-shi 蝦夷志 ; Ezo dōchūki 蝦夷道中記
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title on front cover: Yezoshi. The undated volume contains copies (in two different hands) of two works describing the island of Ezo, modern Hokkaidō, and its inhabitants, the Ainu. Ezo-shi (folios 1-15) was originally written by Arai Hakuseki 新井白石. Preface signed Arai Kinmi 新...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1800-1850
Extent:
1 volume (75 folios)